Hermerén Göran
Department of Medical Ethics, Biomedical Centre, Lund University, Lund SE22184, Sweden
Development. 2015 Jan 1;142(1):3-5. doi: 10.1242/dev.119024.
The development of human pluripotent stem cells has opened up the possibility to analyse the function of human cells and tissues in animal hosts, thus generating chimeras. Although such lines of research have great potential for both basic and translational science, they also raise unique ethical issues that must be considered.
人类多能干细胞的发展为在动物宿主中分析人类细胞和组织的功能开辟了可能性,从而产生嵌合体。尽管这类研究方向对基础科学和转化科学都具有巨大潜力,但它们也引发了一些必须加以考虑的独特伦理问题。